Welcome to Just Thoughts.
My mission statement for this forum is a work in progress. It may relate to being just in its various senses, but posts might not be cohesive with respect to each other or stick to a unified theme.
Content will likely focus on political issues primarily of interest to an audience within the United States. I appreciate the space to explore, but expect posts to remain infrequent and irregular. The real writers within Substack (e.g., Weiss, Greenwald, Taibbi) are inspiring for their efforts to preserve true journalism. Their efforts at rounded and free public debate shine in an increasingly illiberal contemporary society where the enterprises most capable of promoting vigorous exchange of ideas have too often become censorious and afraid of exposing ideas to skeptics. My ideas are plentiful (and sometimes not very humble), but job and family obligations are the current excuse for lack of articulaton, follow-through, and self-actualization. This is somewhat self-indulgent exploration and my slow editing means that most posts will be untimely with respect to current expectations for news cycles and social interest in only the topic du jour. Others will probably publish first and opine more eloquently. Perhaps you will witness a change.
If you are curious about my personal background, prepare to remain mostly ignorant. If my ideas are good or bad, they should be so regardless of my identity. For now I will share that I have lived in numerous states and also lived and travelled abroad. Politically I refuse to affiliate with either Republicans or Democrats. I have voted third party in several presidential elections, but more often lean to the right and away from those who do not tolerate diversity of opinion. I am neither religious nor anti-religious. I hope to keep an open mind to help me be just, and perhaps we’ll discover a share of wisdom together.
You can sign up, though I would not recommend it at this nascent stage, and will not ask you to tell your friends unless I develop a cohesive style and solid habit of writing.
Note: This post has been and will be updated without further notice. On other posts, I will endeavor to explicitly note factual corrections. My opinions will change or be refined and I worry for those with static views.